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COSMOS 1914, 18793

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1914, 18793 is a payload satellite owned by UNKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 15 Jan 1988 UTC via a TSIKLON-3 launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

18793, 1988-002F

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

STRELA-3, Unknown motor

Mass

225 kg wet, 225 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1988-01-15 (39 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 0.9 m

Radar Cross Section

1.257 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 COSMOS 1914
1 18793U 88002F   26306.77582602  .00000031  00000-0  10635-3 0  9992
2 18793  82.6027 124.0752 0017912  56.2916 315.2787 12.66465507793335

Epoch: 2026-11-02T18:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-02T18:37:11.368Z)

Latitude

11.28525°

Longitude

164.20705°

Altitude

1,388.474 km

Speed

7.171 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 22m 12s

True Declination

11° 13' 29"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

00:23:49

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,407.606 km

Perigee altitude

1,379.764 km

Semi-major axis

7,771.822 km

Eccentricity

0.00179

Inclination

82.6027°

RAAN

124.0752°

Arg. of periapsis

56.2916°

True anomaly

315.13404°

Mean anomaly

315.2787°

Eccentric anomaly

315.20639°

Mean motion

3.16781 °/min

Orbital period

113.64 mins

BSTAR

0.00010635

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COSMOS 1914 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
13 mins	2026-11-03 11:43:27.788Z	148.678° SSE	2026-11-03 11:50:27.788Z	79.435° E	39.038°	2026-11-03 11:56:27.788Z	25.423° NE
13 mins	2026-11-03 13:38:27.788Z	222.654° SW	2026-11-03 13:44:27.788Z	284.823° WNW	41.712°	2026-11-03 13:51:27.788Z	352.273° N
6 mins	2026-11-03 21:45:27.788Z	42.249° NE	2026-11-03 21:47:27.788Z	57.791° ENE	14.416°	2026-11-03 21:51:27.788Z	88.202° E
14 mins	2026-11-03 23:37:27.788Z	356.785° N	2026-11-03 23:43:27.788Z	48.813° ENE	75.304°	2026-11-03 23:51:27.788Z	167.761° S
9 mins	2026-11-04 01:33:27.788Z	314.432° NW	2026-11-04 01:37:27.788Z	281.266° WNW	20.051°	2026-11-04 01:42:27.788Z	241.27° WSW

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COSMOS 1914, 18793

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-02T18:37:11.368Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 1988 (1988-01-15 UTC)

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